Bahamas vs Sri Lanka: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Bahamas
18,000 number of cases
in 2019
Sri Lanka
17,000 number of cases
in 2023
Bahamas rank
57th
Sri Lanka rank
58th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Bahamas
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 18,000 number of cases against 17,000 number of cases in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1,000 number of cases.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 146 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 500 number of cases | 525,000 number of cases | 524,500 number of cases | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5,226 number of cases | 180,200 number of cases | 174,974 number of cases | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Bahamas or Sri Lanka?
- Bahamas, at 18,000 number of cases against 17,000 number of cases in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Bahamas and Sri Lanka?
- 1,000 number of cases, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Sri Lanka rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Bahamas ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.